Member Spotlight Nadine Fergurson
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Employee Spotlight
National Pharmacies Employee, Nadine Fergurson shares how she stays active as a fencing champion.
Nadine Fergurson
Service Manager, National Pharmacies Newton
How long have you been at National Pharmacies?
I’ve been with National Pharmacies for four years and I’ve been at National Pharmacies Newton for two years.
What do you love the most about working at National Pharmacies and particularly about the team at Newton?
I love seeing the team being able to find a solution that’s best for our customers. And sometimes it takes a team to find a solution because we all have different life stories. At Newton, we all work together. Nobody is afraid to ask questions if they don’t know the answer. That’s from the Pharmacists down to the casuals as well. We all have great respect and care for everyone in the team.
You represented Australia in the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London, tell us about your journey as an athlete and fencing champion
I started fencing at 10 years old and was on the South Australian state team for a number of years. I stopped fencing in 1999 when I had my eldest son and in 2012 my husband and I made the decision to come back to the sport. We figured we were at training watching my son so we may as well be productive at the same time. From that stage onwards we started touring on the veteran’s squad. The veteran’s squad is a great category to be in with an amazing team of athletes that have become our second family. This was my third international event, having previously competed in Christchurch in 2016 and Canberra in 2018.
As an athlete, what would you say are the key things that you need to do to keep your body mobile and functioning to the peak level that it needs to be?
A lot of commitment and diversification of your training. You can’t just train your sport, you need to train other things as well. I actually train Crossfit in the morning, fencing in the evening, as well as consistent Physio.
What advice would you give to the other women of your age that are looking to get more active?
You’ve got to find something that you love. It may not be something that you are necessarily meant to do in your age group. But if you love it and it keeps you moving, that’s all that matters.